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Were these the top three metros in all these categories? What are some others?
No. I'm editing the list as the day goes on.
There are nearly as many Black people working in the arts/entertainment/media industry in L.A. as there are working as medical practitioners. There are in fact more Black people working in that field than in architecture and engineering. The stats don't exactly blow up the stereotype.
Here is some Chicago area info in regards to predominately Black census tracts with a median household income above the Illinois figure($56,797 2009-2013 info). That would put it about $3700 over the national figure and the Chicago metro figure is $61,367(2008-2012 info). Keep in mind that within each census tract, you can see what the median household income in by census block group as well. So, you may have a block group with a 6 figure median household income even if the census tract doesn't.
Also, the source I'm using allows you to view the Black median household income by clicking on the Income/Careers tag and it can show the percentage of households by category. Census Tract 830005 in Cook County, Illinois
New York - 165,571 (10.9%)
Washington, DC - 139,921 (18.5%)
Atlanta, GA - 116,307 (13.8%)
Chicago, IL - 69,428 (11.2%)
Dallas, TX - 63,437 (12.8%)
Philadelphia, PA - 60,817 (12.1%)
Houston, TX - 60,614 (11.6%)
Los Angeles, CA - 49,401 (13.3%)
San Francisco, CA* - 26,665 (15.6%)
Computers, engineering and architecture:
Washington, DC - 47,075 (6.2%)
New York, NY - 35,738 (2.3%)
Atlanta, GA - 32,952 (3.9%)
Dallas, TX - 18,792 (3.8%)
Houston, TX - 17,949 (3.4%)
Chicago, IL - 17,755 (2.9%)
Philadelphia, PA - 10,588 (2.1%)
Los Angeles, CA - 8,121 (2.2%)
San Francisco, CA - 7,570 (4.4%)
Health diagnosing and treating practitioners:
New York, NY - 61,954 (4.0%)
Atlanta, GA - 26,135 (3.1%)
Washington, DC - 24,028 (3.2%)
Houston, TX - 23,296 (4.4%)
Dallas, TX - 17,598 (3.6%)
Chicago, IL - 16,344 (2.6%)
Philadelphia, PA - 15,743 (3.1%)
Los Angeles, CA - 11,951 (3.2%)
San Francisco, CA - 4,863 (2.8%)
Legal occupations:
Washington, DC - 13,107 (1.7%)
New York, NY - 11,207 (0.7%)
Chicago, IL - 4,987 (0.8%)
Atlanta, GA - 4,920 (0.5%)
Houston, TX - 4,312 (0.8%)
Los Angeles, CA - 3,924 (1.1%)
Philadelphia, PA - 3,825 (0.8%)
Dallas, TX - 3,419 (0.7%)
San Francisco, CA - 2,643 (1.5%)
Arts, design, entertainment, sports and media:
New York, NY - 26,322 (1.7%)
Washington, DC - 13,065 (1.7%)
Los Angeles, CA - 11,711 (3.2%)
Atlanta, GA - 11,453 (1.4%)
Chicago, IL - 6,341 (1.0%)
Dallas, TX - 5,828 (1.2%)
Houston, TX - 5,750 (1.1%)
Philadelphia, PA - 4,574 (0.9%)
San Francisco, CA - 3,432 (2.0%)
*Includes San Jose-Sunnydale-Santa Clara MSA.
Total African Americans in Creative Class Professions by Metro Area
New York - 300,792 (19.6%)
Washington - 237,199 (31.3%)
Atlanta - 191,767 (22.7%)
Chicago - 114,855 (18.5%)
Houston - 111,921 (21.3%)
Dallas - 109,074 (22.1%)
Philadelphia - 95,547 (19.0%)
Los Angeles - 88,303 (23.0%)
Detroit - 61,229 (16.9%)
SF Bay Area - 45,173 (26.3%)
Charlotte - 43,436 (18.1%)
Raleigh - 25,572 (22.1%)
Nothing too surprising. Actually matches up fairly decently with educational attainment stats in most cases, as we'd expect. The Bay Area has the smallest Black professional class of these 12, but the Bay has the most educated/professional Black population overall outside of DC. New York wins on sheer numbers, as we'd also expect, but it's a far more working-class Black population than some realize. Percentage-wise, DC is heads and shoulders above the pack.
Last edited by BajanYankee; 09-22-2015 at 04:05 PM..
Come on dude, we just got finished with a pretty lengthy discussion involving Houston and tons of stats for other metro areas have been presented.
True, but I don't think the criteria was truly set up to include other metros beside ATL and DC. However, I made sure Houston was recognized because it fits the ridiculous criteria.
True, but I don't think the criteria was truly set up to include other metros beside ATL and DC. However, I made sure Houston was recognized because it fits the ridiculous criteria.
Some of the specifics were arbitrary yes, but in broader terms they were solid criteria. Like I wouldn't say a Black mecca should have four hip hop radio stations, but I do think they should have a couple that generally target Black folks, especially if they're Black-owned.
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